TAURUS(April 20 - May 20)A change in status may be headed your way. Your hard work has been noticed. A recent evaluation has gone favorably. Rewards will soon be yours. Problems at home might be demanding right now. Deal with conflicts and end relationships that are no longer worth the heartache. Work will be satisfying, allowing you to take a more active role. You will feel rewarded, noticed for your hard work and a long desired goal will finally be in sight. You are strong, energetic and motivated. With determination and confidence, you will continue on your path of professional progress!An unusual attraction to someone perhaps unsuitable is possible. There could be minor problems with money, and some hypersensitivity that undermines your good humor or that disrupts cooperation with others. Domestic matters might burden you.

CANCER(June 21 - July 22)Life requires a lot from you at present. You may feel beset by enemies, with competition endangering your own security. Keep working hard and avoid vices. This phase of life will pass and a windfall of money, perhaps from an inheritance, may come your way. Communication and connection matter a lot today. You want to connect with those in your immediate circle as well as those beyond in, both in person and virtually. Social and group activity will prove beneficial. People skills are essential and can make or break you.

VIRGO(August 23 - September 22)You may find yourself embroiled in legal concerns right now, perhaps involving a car accident. Work requires a lot of you at the moment. Find peace of mind at home with family. Worrying about debts, maybe from a repair or renovation, will not serve you well. Instead, continue to work hard. Your efforts will yield success. The usual focal points of your life leave you cold. New values and concerns are imminent, perhaps gained through travel, a mentor or a distant relative. Overcome world-weariness as you have responsibilities to face.

SCORPIO(October 23 - November 21)Time spent with family offers a sense of peace. Attend to domestic concerns. Repairs and renovations may require your attention and money. Devote some of your energy to caring for those who have cared for you, perhaps a maternal figure. Home is truly where the heart is right now. You feel ready to enjoy fun and festivities with friends and loved ones. Your desire for solitude has passed. You are drawn to lively attractiveness in others. You're at the right place for some self-discovery if you tune into others. You realize that you already have everything that you need to be successful in your endeavors.

GEMINI(May 21 - June 20)Now is an ideal time to travel. You are feeling inclined to spiritual matters, looking for answers in higher powers or even higher education. Seek the advice of a mentor or teacher who has insights to offer. If you go abroad, watch out for food poisoning or digestion problems. Keep an eye on your money. But enjoy this time for soul searching. Maybe you are feeling a shade out of sorts today. If you are feeling stressed or confused, try meditation or prayer. You may feel stuck in a rut. Before you act, engage in some real contemplation of yourself and your goals. Take your time and follow your heart.

LEO(July 23 - August 22)You may be required at meetings focused around legal or financial issues. Avoid any risky pursuits. Be diplomatic in your dealings, both in business and in family affairs. A spouse or elder is looking for more time and attention from you. The rewards you've been waiting for are headed your way. Money, success, achievement wait at work. Peace and joy await in marital and domestic life. Be thankful for all this phase affords. Be polite and be gracious to win everyone's heart.

SAGITTARIUS(November 22 - December 21)New opportunities are headed your way, perhaps including the chance to travel. Take care to communicate effectively by letter or email or by being an attentive listener with conversations. Worries about a younger sibling may be causing you stress. Pursue shared activities that bring you both happiness, perhaps going to a concert or show. You're subdue and reserved today. Now's the time for hidden meetings, secret activities, even an undisclosed love affair. In this more introspective period, you might be more sensitive about health, work and daily routine. Silence is golden. Silence is productive. Silence is love.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January 19)Travel plans may need to be revamped or even cancelled. Money may be tight at present so be frugal when you have the option. Enjoy quiet moments with loved ones and family. Make time to rest and see to your health needs. A time when you can balance and reconcile work and home, play sexual and passionate games. Children, friends, even distant relatives are all part of the social scene. You entertain them, amuse and even indulge them, talk to them, communicate in all possible ways from hugs to e-mail.It's relatively easy to discipline yourself and work hard now. Appeals to your emotions won't work as much as appeals to your common sense, logic, and sense of responsibility. Others would be hard-pressed to sweep you off your feet or sway you from your path right now!

PISCES(February 19 - March 20)You feel stressed. Take time to recuperate, to meditate or analyze important decisions before you. Rest is the order of the day. After all the hurdles and evaluations you have been through, you have earned this time downtime. Work, home and family all make demands of you and you are prepared to meet them. You are mentally astute and energized, making this a good time to take up new challenges. Be ready to work hard and keep yourself on task and motivated. Focus on one particular task at a time. Do one thing and do it well.

LIBRA(September 23 - October 22)Take some time to have fun, light-hearted moments with kids. It will refresh your creativity. Spiritual or religious matters may appeal to you right now. Keep your focus high-minded and avoid the distractions of gambling and risky speculation. Your aura of success and charm is visible, especially where love and money are involved. You may be drawn into finances pursuits, perhaps joint ventures or collaborations. Use all your charm and tact to get things going to your satisfaction. Gentle persuasion is more useful than a demanding, forceful approach.An unusual attraction to someone perhaps unsuitable is possible. There could be minor problems with money, and some hypersensitivity that undermines your good humor or that disrupts cooperation with others. Domestic matters might burden you.

ARIES(March 21 - April 19)You are in a sociable mood and ready to network with new connections. Enjoy participation in groups or clubs. Your charm will be on full display. Make sure you save time and energy to attend to matters at home though. A parent or sibling may need your attention or comfort right now. Your future happiness depends on your own choices. Your attitude will impact your level of success. Again, you will be concerned with extra income, this time through extra work\/overtime. Past work and accomplishments may prove profitable. Count on a raise both in status and your own self image. In any case, money and perks are more than good enough.

AQUARIUS(January 20 - February 18)Brother and sister together as friends, ready to face whatever life sends. You are full of confidence right now and it shows outwardly. Your company is desired by many. Enjoy your sociable mood but don't overspend. Saving for a rainy day would be wise. Today domestic issues and work concerns are on your mind. You vacillate between feelings of intense love and hate, though concern for loved ones matters more to you than personal gain. You will find a balance between work and family, self confidence and lack of trust. Keep your cool. Anger would undo all the good work of the past few weeks.

Looking for a mentor

I am newish to the world of occult and have an insatiable thirst for knowledge and my curiosity never fades but it is easy to veer off in the wrong direction so I would love it if somebody whose very experienced but also has the time to work with and teach me the ropes I would be greatly appreciative. So please if anybody is interested please let me know!!

You will need to put the main rule, "An Ye Harm None Do As Ye Will" a.k.a. "Please do not do harm to anyone with your magick."

If you love someone love will return three times. If you hate someone, it will return as well. If you give someone a dollar it will come back three times. True story! This is a rule not a spell, if you follow the rule you will become a great witch. If not, you will be a little itsy small regular witch.

Are you familiar with the law of attraction? In wiccan it's called the Law of Three.

This is from SOM:
"The nature of this three-fold return can perhaps be better understood when considering the cause and effect principle of a spell. Let's take an example: Someone comes to you in distress with a problem. You help by sending out positive energy and the problem is successfully resolved. This automatically makes you feel good about yourself and influences your thoughts; thus your state of consciousness is altered.

In turn your thoughts stir the emotions; which has a physical effect in the body by causing glandular secretions to enter into the blood stream. The resulting state of mind and body lifts your spirit, which is what makes you feel good. Thus, with the act of a single good deed you have been effected three times in mind, body, and spirit. This then is your three-fold response to the return of positive energy. Now consider your response had you sent out negative energy or something went drastically wrong."

Onward!

You need, I know it looks boring but the "articles" page on here you need to write down in your book. Some are long spells, like ten pages, those don't count.

These are the main one's:
Candle Colors, I need all your candle colors down and written. Moon phases, I need these, too. Reference: Crystals, Reference: Moon Phases, Reference: Tools, Reference :Types of Magick

Moon Phases, you need this in your book. Not word for word. Just general cliff notes.

New Moon
The dark of the moon, when the moon is invisible, is the most affective for casting spells concerning New Beginnings, and the launch of new projects. It is generally a time for taking new paths and making fresh plans established on the basis of past experiences. The influence of the New moon can also boost ambitions and careers, so it is a productive time for sowing the seeds of success. During the New moon, money spells, and work spells stand a better chance of being fulfilled than at other times. It is generally a good time for spending money and speculating with a view towards the future. Those who have experienced problems should take advantage of the valuable time.

Waxing Moon
The waxing moon is the period between the New moon and Full moon. This is a special time for expansion and growth, and accumulating strength. It is also an appropriate time for preparing your magical spells for the most promising time, which is the three days before the moon is full. The waxing moon aids the accomplishment of any undertakings, whether of a practical or spiritual nature. For witches it is a time for quests for empowerment and a period in which to enhance our magical powers and our perception of the other world. In fact, the closer we come to the Full moon, the stronger and more aspiring are our intuitive powers, which in turn, leads to a new level of awareness.

Full Moon
The Full moon is the most fortuous time, especially when it's approaching the witching hour of midnight. Your inner strength and magical powers will be at their peak. Casting love spells during the Full moon assures enchanting outcomes, so if you yearn for more love in your life, now is the time to transcend your desires into the cosmos. The full moon is also the most appropriate time to give recognition and to pay tribute to the spirits that guide and protect you. During this period, the extrovert aspects of our character begin to appear more outgoing and receptive towards others. So use this time wisely and crystallize your spells into rewarding experiences.

Waning Moon
This is the period when the moon journeys from Full to New moon. Casting spells for removing problems, eliminating trouble, neutralizing adversaries and causing harm is most affective when the moon is on the wane. Protection spells for yourself, your loved ones, home and material possessions are also best cast at this time. It is also a time when our bodies are most susceptible to cleansing, so it is a good time to cleanse yourself through the process of detoxification. This can be best achieved through healing and herbal remedies, such as healing teas. Diet and exercise also become easier during this time and results tend to last longer.

Here is a page you should print out. If you live with your parents, bury your stuff in a plastic bag. Candles, cauldrons, oils, etc. Prefferably out in nature.

Print this out: http://www.spellsofmagic.com/faqs.html also, write down all the important stuff you didn't know.

You don't have to be gay or a child molester by the way, it is important for you to know this.

For crystals, Write down all the ones you like, a printout of all this stuff in a three ring binder is awesome, too. Bury it if need be.

Casting spells.
This is hard and doesn't work as well at first.
You have to cast a spell a thousand times to make it work well, so to speak. Practice means the Gods will allow you passage into a working spell. So long as you are practicing your law of three. Don't use it for evil.

Rules, don't practice death spells, they will backfire horribly!

Okay, let's start with a protection spell.

Setup your altar.
Then you add faith.
You cast your circle.
Then you add faith.
Then you cast your spell.
Then you add faith.
Then you bind your spell.
Then you add faith.
Then you say a rhyme like "This spell will work. This spell will work. This spell for Squirt."
Then you close your circle.
Then you add faith.
Then you close your altar.
Then you add faith.

2. Setup your altar.
Then you add faith.
You cast your circle.
Then you add faith.
Then you cast your spell.
Then you add faith.
Then you bind your spell.
Then you add faith.
Then you say a rhyme like "This spell will work. This spell will work. This spell for Squirt."
Then you close your circle.
Then you add faith.
Then you close your altar.
Then you add faith.

3. Do it under the correct moon phase.

4. Practice your spell several times.

5. If you don't feel good don't believe or say "Holy night, day by night, I am a witch, Made of Light" just don't do it in your head, use your voice and write this all down.

White and black magic are moral judgments made on the action of the caster. Magic is a neutral force, it can harm and do good depending on how it is used.

The three fold and the Wiccan rede are tenants of Wicca, not of every single magical practice in the world.

The rest of what followed was Imdieing's personal opinion/understanding of magic.

If you are new to magic, check out the general information forum. I have found that Modern Magic is a very good book for those starting in magic.

There is no governing authority on what magic is, who can do it, and how they should practice it. Ask 13 witches about magic you can expect up to 39 different answers depending on mood and their current studies.

Although I agree with some of what has been put above, Imdieing, a proportion of what you have written about is related to the religion of Wicca, which is separate from the practice of witchcraft, you don't need to follow the Wiccan religion in order to practice (this is your personal practice and so should be pushed on someone who has potentially not chosen their path yet.

Your profile is blank, you have no image, we have no idea how much you really know or for how long you have been practicing, so maybe instead of spouting lots of information at someone, you should ask them whether what you are offering to teach is what they are interested in learning.